Pop Culture
This 2014 viral moment featuring a woman calmly saying “Ain’t nobody got time for that” turned into one of the most recognizable internet memes of the decade.
Sweet Brown
This 1955 protest began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865.
13th Amendment
This film became the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.
Black Panther
“My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard…”
“And they’re like, it’s better than yours”
This 2016 phrase shouted by rapper Cardi B during a Vine interview became a viral meme and later inspired a merchandise line.
Okurrrrrr
This 1963 event in Washington, D.C. is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
She became the first Black woman and first South Asian woman elected Vice President of the United States in 2020.
Kamala Harris
This R&B singer’s 2017 album and became a defining soundtrack for late 2010s and Gen Z relationships.
SZA
"I’m so....."
“I’m so f***in’ sick and tired of the Photoshop”
This artist became the first Black woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in the 21st century
Ms. Lauryn Hill
This 1921 racial massacre destroyed a prosperous Black community known as “Black Wall Street.
Tulsa Race Massacre
This 1965 law aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting.
Voting Rights Act
This 2017 horror film used satire to explore racism in liberal America and won Jordan Peele an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Get Out
“You should let me love you…”
“Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need”
This 2020 TikTok dance trend, created by Jalaiah Harmon, became globally popular but initially sparked conversations about proper credit for Black creators.
The Renegade dance
This 1964 summer campaign focused on registering Black voters in Mississippi and brought national attention to violent resistance against civil rights activists.
Freedom Summer
This political organization, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, promoted self-defense and community programs like free breakfast for children.
Black Panther Party
This 2022 album celebrated ballroom culture, house music, and Black queer history, later becoming one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.
Renaissance (Beyoncé)
"Love you like a brother, treat you like a friend…”
“Respect you like a lover”
This 1990s sitcom, created by Mara Brock Akil, followed the lives of Joan, Toni, Maya, and Lynn and became a defining show about Black female friendship and career life.
Girlfriends
This 1954 Supreme Court decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This 2013 Supreme Court case weakened key provisions of the Voting Rights Act by striking down the preclearance formula.
Shelby County v. Holder
This 2019 Netflix miniseries, directed by Ava DuVernay, told the true story of the Central Park Five.
When They See Us
“How you gon’ win when you ain’t right within?”
“Uh-uh, come again”